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On this day in 1986, the world's worst nuclear disaster: 4th reactor at Chernobyl nuclear power station in USSR exploded. This is the only known photo taken of reactor number 4 on the day of the explosion.

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On this day in 1986, the world's worst nuclear disaster: 4th reactor at Chernobyl nuclear power station in USSR exploded. This is the only known photo taken of reactor number 4 on the day of the explosion.

USAAF B-17 Flying Fortress shot down by anti-aircraft fire over Serbia, 1944

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USAAF B-17 Flying Fortress shot down by anti-aircraft fire over Serbia, 1944

Turkish and German soldiers posing at a cannoner drilling, in Galipoli 1914-1915

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Turkish and German soldiers posing at a cannoner drilling, in Galipoli 1914-1915

A delegation of military attaches from Finland, Romania, Italy and Germany during a visit to Japanese occupied Dutch East Indies - March 25, 1942

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A delegation of military attaches from Finland, Romania, Italy and Germany during a visit to Japanese occupied Dutch East Indies - March 25, 1942

The last Mughal emperor – King of Delhi Bahadur Shah Zafar. Only two photographs of him are known, this one was taken around 1860, shortly before his death in 1862, when he was in exile in Rangoon after the Indian Uprising (1857-1859). Most of his sons were executed by the British.

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The last Mughal emperor – King of Delhi Bahadur Shah Zafar. Only two photographs of him are known, this one was taken around 1860, shortly before his death in 1862, when he was in exile in Rangoon after the Indian Uprising (1857-1859). Most of his sons were executed by the British.

Surrender of German troops, Courland (May 9-10, 1945)

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Surrender of German troops, Courland (May 9-10, 1945)

Women (two wearing high heeled leather boots), sitting on a stone wall at the University of Sulaymaniyah – Sulaymaniyah, Kurdistan region of northern Iraq, Ba'athist era, c. 1979.

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Women (two wearing high heeled leather boots), sitting on a stone wall at the University of Sulaymaniyah – Sulaymaniyah, Kurdistan region of northern Iraq, Ba'athist era, c. 1979.

A Chinese lady whose feet were bound from childhood. Late 1800s.

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A Chinese lady whose feet were bound from childhood. Late 1800s.

An American soldier at Saddam Hussein's palace (Iraq) in 2003

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An American soldier at Saddam Hussein's palace (Iraq) in 2003

Leaders of “Karpatska Sich” Khust, March 1939

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Leaders of “Karpatska Sich” Khust, March 1939

The future king of Bhutan Jigme Singye Wangchuck with chicken, 1960s.

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The future king of Bhutan Jigme Singye Wangchuck with chicken, 1960s.

Canadian soldiers swimming and relaxing nude on the Ottawa River, 1916

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Canadian soldiers swimming and relaxing nude on the Ottawa River, 1916

Hirohito, 124th emperor of Japan, signing the guestbook of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in Geneva in 1971. In the back, ICRC President Marcel Naville, his wife, and Empress of Japan Kôjun. Photo: ASL Actualités Suisses Lausanne (1954-1999)/Swiss National Museum

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Hirohito, 124th emperor of Japan, signing the guestbook of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in Geneva in 1971. In the back, ICRC President Marcel Naville, his wife, and Empress of Japan Kôjun. Photo: ASL Actualités Suisses Lausanne (1954-1999)/Swiss National Museum

Imperial Japanese ships, burning after hit by bombs dropped from U.S. Navy carrier-borne aircraft - off Dublon Island in Truk Lagoon, Caroline Islands - north of New Guinea, Operation Hailstone on February 17th - 18th, 1944.

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Imperial Japanese ships, burning after hit by bombs dropped from U.S. Navy carrier-borne aircraft - off Dublon Island in Truk Lagoon, Caroline Islands - north of New Guinea, Operation Hailstone on February 17th - 18th, 1944.

A Donkey somewhere in Countryside of Greece 1941

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A Donkey somewhere in Countryside of Greece 1941

^Europe^ Soldiers of the Czechoslovak legion/corps at the obelisk on the Europe-Asia border (Russia 1919

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^Europe^ Soldiers of the Czechoslovak legion/corps at the obelisk on the Europe-Asia border (Russia 1919

^Asia^ Soldiers of the Czechoslovak legion/corps at the obelisk on the Europe-Asia border (Russia 1919

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^Asia^ Soldiers of the Czechoslovak legion/corps at the obelisk on the Europe-Asia border (Russia 1919

Photo of Hu Xiansu, 1940s. He was the founder of plant taxonomy in China and a pioneer in modern botany in the country. He passed away during the Cultural Revolution due to torture for being an "intellectual".

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Photo of Hu Xiansu, 1940s. He was the founder of plant taxonomy in China and a pioneer in modern botany in the country. He passed away during the Cultural Revolution due to torture for being an "intellectual".

1866. Sheikh Zayed bin Khalifa Al Nahyan of Abu Dhabi aged 31 in this photo.

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1866. Sheikh Zayed bin Khalifa Al Nahyan of Abu Dhabi aged 31 in this photo.

Germans in Kyiv March 1918

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Germans in Kyiv March 1918